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11:05AM

Two Missouri loan officers plead guilty in flipping scheme

This site has learnt that on October 22, 2009 Mark Kiel and Codi McArdle of First National Mortgage Solutions, LLC entered guilty pleas in relation to their roles in a wider mortgage fraud. The Plea Agreement states that they acted with the Sheryl Elms [who has not yet been indicted] a closing title agent for Integrity Title and Legacy Land Title, in a scheme which featured straw borrowers and inflated purchase prices.

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10:55AM

Former attorney and two others charged in Orange County (CA) loan modification fraud allegations

Tony Rackauckas Orange County (CA) District Attorney announced that a former lawyer and his business partner have been arrested on charges of defrauding over 400 victims in a $1.25 million loan modification scam that targeted distressed homeowners. Former attorney Christopher Lee Diener,and business partners Stefano Joseph Marrero and Terrence Green Sr., 43, are each charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit grand theft and 97 felony counts of grand theft by false pretense.

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10:39AM

"Rescuer and attorney found liable for damages and costs in foreclosure rescue fraud

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has found that Frederick Cleveland defrauded Sean and Nicole O’Brien, by failing to disclose that he would be stripping $100,000 of the equity in their home for his own benefit during a foreclosure rescue transaction, while leaving them in jeopardy of foreclosure. He also found that William E. Gahwyler, an attorney at law licensed in New Jersey, should have refused to participate in a fraudulent, unconscionable transaction.

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9:48AM

Three indicted in Las Vegas foreclosure rescue fraud allegations

An indictment filed by the Nevada AG alleges that Jason Todd Wilhite, Ronald Quilang and Benjamin Moraleda operated Rescorp, a document preparation and loan modification business that charged between $1,200.00 to $2,200.00 for loan modifications who misled customers by falsely claiming that their services would prevent foreclosures on their homes and/or that they would obtain loan modifications.

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4:13PM

Orlando man pleads guilty to mortgage fraud, 2nd conviction in 4 yrs

Garry S. Martin of Orlando has been sentenced to 22 years for conspiring to commit money laundering in connection with various mortgage fraud schemes and violating the terms of his supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution. He was previously convicted for mortgage fraud in 2006 by a court in New York.

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4:06PM

FinCEN releases SAR Activity Review for first half of 2009

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest and 13th edition of The SAR Activity Review - By the Numbers. The report’s covers the first 6 months of 2009 and it findings indicate some moderation in previously reported suspected fraudulent activities and significant increases in other areas.Mortgage Fraud numbers basically static with 1% increase with big increases in Check and Travelers Check frauds.

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4:04PM

Case and Trial Updates

2:31PM

Fairfield (OH) man pleads guilty in $7 million real estate investment fraud

Kevin Miller was a salesperson for Capital Investments. Capital Investments, Greater Miami Debentures and Great Miami Real Estate were companies that duped victims into investing in scheme they said was secured by equity in properties in Butler County, Ohio and in Florida. Many of the properties were not purchased or developed and were owned by one of the conspirators or a relative and many of them lacked equity, were in a state of disrepair, were in default, or in foreclosure.

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